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2004
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Rails, Shorebirds, Gulls, Terns
Sandhill Crane
Sep 05, Granville, 1, J Wojtanowski
King Rail
May 17, Old Deerfield, 1 possible, VOA
Virginia Rail
Apr 24, Southwick, 1, S Kellogg
May 02, Amherst, 1, S Surner
May 16, Quabbin Park, 1, M Lynch#
May 17, Old Deerfield, 1, VOA
Jun 02, Northampton, 2, L Therrien
Jun 05, Little River IBA, 1, ABC Survey
Jun 09, Northampton, 3, L Therrien
Sora
May 01, Northfield, 1, BBC
May 02, South Amherst, 1, H Allen
May 17, Northampton, 1, L Therrien
May 19, Amherst, 1, L Therrien
Jun 02, Northampton, 2, L Therrien
Jun 05, Little River IBA, 2, ABC Survey
Common Moorhen
Apr 29-May 10, Longmeadow, 1, N Eaton et al
American Coot
Apr 11, Longmeadow, 1, K Perkins#
Apr 29-May 07, Longmeadow, 1, N Eaton et al
Nov 15, Southwick, 2, VOA
Black-bellied Plover
May 15-17, Longmeadow, 1, C Suprenant#
May 23, Deerfield, 1, B Packard#
Sep 09, Southwick, 2, S Kellogg
Sep 09, Hatfield, 1, H McQueen
Sep 09, Northfield, 1ad 3 juv, H McQueen
Sep 09, Northampton, 3, T Gagnon
Sep 11, Northfield, 3juv, H McQueen
Sep 11, N. Northfield, 5juv, M Taylor
Sep 12, N. Northfield, 6juv, M Taylor
Sep
18, Northfield, 3juv, C Gentes
Sep 29, Hadley, 3, H McQueen#
Oct 03, Hadley, 1, H McQueen
American Golden-plover
May 03, Williamsburg, 1, VOA
Aug 25-29, Northampton, 2ad, S Surner
Sep 01, Northfield, 1ad, C Gentes
Sep 09, Southwick, 7, S Kellogg
Sep 09, Hatfield, 10, H McQueen
Sep 09, Northfield, 6juv, H McQueen
Sep 09, Northampton, 60, T Gagnon
Sep 10, Southwick, 2, S Kellogg
Sep 10, N. Northfield, 2 ad 10juv, M Taylor
Sep 11, N. Northfield, 1, M Taylor
Sep 12, N. Northfield, 3, M Taylor
Sep
18, Hatfield, 2ad 4juv, L Therrien
Sep
19, S Hatfield, 2juv, C Gentes
Oct 04, Southwick, 18, VOA
Semipalmated Plover
May 07, Longmeadow, 2, S Kellogg
May 16, Longmeadow, 2, C Suprenant
May 17, Deerfield, 1, L Therrien
May 22, Longmeadow, 20, NBWC
May 23, Deerfield, 5, B Packard#
May 27, Greenfield, 3, L Therrien
Jul 28, Turners Falls Canal, 1, B Packard
Aug 05, Deerfield, 1, B Packard
Aug 09, Longmeadow, 1, VOA
Aug 09, Agawam, 1, VOA
Aug 15, Hatfield, 5, H McQueen
Aug 16, Northampton, 1, VOA
Aug 21, Hatfield, 3, NBWC
Aug 22, Hatfield, 1, H McQueen
Aug 25-29, Norhampton, 1, L Therrien#
Sep 01, Northfield, 7, C Gentes
Sep 04, Northfield, 2, C Gentes
Sep 05, Hatfield, 1, C Gentes
Sep 09, Southwick, 1, S Kellogg
Sep 09, Hatfield, 1, H McQueen
Sep 09, Northfield, 20+, H McQueen
Sep 09, Northampton, 1, T Gagnon
Sep 10, Hatfield, 5, L Therrien
Sep 10, Northfield, 1, M Taylor
Sep
18, Hatfield, 2, L Therrien
Sep 18, Northfield, 4, C Gentes
Sep
18, Deerfield, 10, C Gentes
Sep
19, Hatfield, 4, L Therrien
Sep
19, S Hatfield, 2, C Gentes
Oct 03, Hadley, 2, C Gentes
Killdeer
Mar 01, Northampton, 1, L Therrien
Mar 03, Deerfield, 1, R Ranney
Mar 05, Hadley, 8, C Gentes#
Mar 10, Northfield, 4, M Taylor
Mar 15, Southwick, 2, S Kellogg
Mar 25, Hatfield, 5, C Gentes
Mar 25, Northampton, 10, J Trimble
May 06, Hadley, 6, H McQueen
Aug 15, Hatfield, 35, H McQueen
Aug 16, Hadley, 57, VOA
Aug 21, Hatfield, 50, NBWC
Aug 21, Northampton, 53, NBWC
Aug 27, Northfield, 125+, C Gentes
Sep 04, Northfield, 52, C Gentes
Sep 09, Hatfield, 50+, H McQueen
Sep 09, Southwick, 40+, S Kellogg
Sep 10, Southwick, 50+, S Kellogg
Oct
03, Hadley, 60, C Gentes
Oct
09, Amherst, 20, C Gentes#
Oct 24, Northfield, 6, B Stymeist
Nov 13, Northampton, 1, C Gentes#
Greater Yellowlegs
Mar 21, Longmeadow, 1, J LaPointe
Apr 04, Northampton, 1, H McQueen
Apr 06, Easthampton, 2, C Gentes
Apr 08, Hadley, 1, H McQueen
Apr 09, Northampton, 1, L Therrien
Apr 15, Hadley, 1, B Packard
Apr 22, Northampton (Ibis Pool), 2, B Bieda
Apr 22, Northampton (Community Gardens), 1, L Therrien
Apr 22, Barton's Cove, 1, L Therrien
Apr 27, Northampton, 2, C Gentes
May 04, Longmeadow, 1, J LaPointe
May 05, Longmeadow, 2, ABC
May 05, Hadley, 1, J Jorgensen
May 06, South Amherst, 1, C Gentes
May 06, Longmeadow, 7, A & L Richardson & E Rutman
May 07, Longmeadow, 3, S Kellogg
May 07, Northampton, 1, C Gentes
May 08, South Amherst, 1, NBWC
May 08, Deerfield, 1, C Gentes#
May 09, Longmeadow, 2, S Kellogg
May 10, Deerfield, 2, R Ranney
May 11, South Amherst, 1, J Jorgensen
May 11, Deerfield, 1, L Therrien
May 11, Longmeadow, 2, L Therrien
May 11, Hatfield, 1, B Packard
May 22, Longmeadow, 3, NBWC
May 23, Hadley, 4, P Yeskie
May 27, Greenfield, 1, L Therrien
Jul 28, Turners Falls Canal, 2, B Packard
Aug 13, Longmeadow, 3, D Mako#
Aug 16, Bartons Cove, 2, M Taylor
Aug 22, Chesterfield, 1, B Packard
Sep 01, Northfield, 1, C Gentes
Sep 09, Southwick, 6, S Kellogg
Sep 09, Hatfield, 1, H McQueen
Sep 09, Orange, 1, M Taylor
Sep 10, Southwick, 1, S Kellogg
Sep 18, Hatfield, 1, C Gentes
Sep
18, Northfield, 3, C Gentes
Oct 02, Hatfield, 1, C Gentes
Oct
04, Southwick, 1, VOA
Oct 17, Quabbin Park, 1, M Lynch#
Dec 18, West Springfield, 1, Springfield Bird Count
Lesser Yellowlegs
Apr 16, Northampton, 1, C Gentes
May 04, Longmeadow, 3, J LaPointe
May 05, Longmeadow, 5, ABC
May 06, Longmeadow, 15+, A & L Richardson & E Rutman
May 07, Longmeadow, 14, S Kellogg
May 09, Longmeadow, 5, S Kellogg
May 11, Deerfield, 1, L Therrien
May 12, Longmeadow, 1, ABC
May 15, Longmeadow, 3, C Suprenant#
May 22, Longmeadow, 1, NBWC
May 23, Hadley, 4, P Yeskie
Jul 29, Turners Falls Canal, 1, L Therrien
Aug 21-22, Hatfield, 1, NBWC
Sep 01, Northampton, 1, L Therrien
Sep 09, Southwick, 1, S Kellogg
Sep 09, Hatfield, 1, H McQueen
Sep 09, Northfield, 1, H McQueen
Sep
18, Northfield, 7, C Gentes
Solitary Sandpiper
Apr 30, Hadley, 1, C Gentes#
Apr 30, North Hadley, 1, B Packard
May 01, Longmeadow, 1, C Gentes#
May 01, Westfield, 4, ABC
May 01, Northfield, 5, BBC
May 02, Deerfield, 2, C Gentes#
May 02, Longmeadow, 1, ABC
May 02, Hadley, 1, S Surner
May 03, Northampton, 1, C Gentes
May 04, Northampton, 3, C Gentes
May 05, Longmeadow, 7, ABC
May 06, Deerfield, 13, B Packard
May 06, Hadley, 5, H McQueen
May 06, Longmeadow, 5+, A & L Richardson & E Rutman
May 06, Northampton, 1, C Gentes
May 07, Northampton, 1, L Therrien
May 08, Hadley, 1, C Gentes
May 08, Deerfield, 31, C Gentes#
May 09, Longmeadow, 16, S Kellogg
May 10, Deerfield, 25, R Ranney
May 11, Deerfield, 24, L Therrien
May 11, Longmeadow, 1, L Therrien
May 11, Hatfield, 9, B Packard
May 12, Longmeadow, 2, ABC
May 17, Deerfield, 2, L Therrien
Jul 28, Turners Falls Canal, 2, B Packard
Jul 29, Turners Falls Canal, 5, L Therrien
Aug 16, Hadley, 2, VOA
Aug 21, Deerfield, 1, NBWC
Aug 21, Northampton, 3, NBWC
Aug 22, Hadley, 1, C Gentes
Aug 23, Northampton, 2, L Therrien
Aug 31, Northampton, 1, C Gentes
Sep 09, Hatfield, 3, H McQueen
Sep
13, Hadley, 4, VOA
Sep
18, Hatfield, 1, L Therrien
Sep
18, Northfield, 1, C Gentes
Sep
19, Hatfield, 1, L Therrien
Oct 03, Amherst, 2, D Mako
Oct 09, Amherst, 3, C Gentes#
Spotted Sandpiper
Apr 28, Northampton, 1, C Gentes
May 05, Longmeadow, 1, ABC
May 05, Deerfield, 1, R Ranney
May 07, Shutesbury, 1, K Weir
May 08, Deerfield, 5, C Gentes#
May 10, Deerfield, 1, R Ranney
May 11, Deerfield, 3, L Therrien
May 11, Longmeadow, 5, L Therrien
May 17, Deerfield, 3, L Therrien
Sep 14, Mount Tom, 1, L Therrien
Sep 19, Huntington, 2, B Packard#
Whimbrel
Sep 10, Northampton, 1, A Magee
Hudsonian Godwit
Sep 09, Hatfield, 2, C Gentes
Sep 09, Northfield, 1, H McQueen
Sep
18, Northfield, 1, C Gentes
Upland Sandpiper
May 01, Ludlow, 1, H McQueen#
May 11, Ludlow, 1, L Therrien
Aug 24, Northampton, 1, C Gentes
Sep 10, Northfield, 1, M Taylor
Ruddy Turnstone
Aug 20-22, Northampton, 1juv, H McQueen
Aug 21, Northampton, 1ad, H McQueen
Sep 09, Hatfield, 4, C Gentes
Semipalmated
Sandpiper
May 12, Longmeadow, 1, ABC
May 15, Longmeadow, 1, C Suprenant#
May 27, Greenfield, 1, L Therrien
Jul 28, Turners Falls Canal, 5, B Packard
Aug 09, Longmeadow, 4, VOA
Aug 15, Hatfield, 3, H McQueen
Aug 15, Deerfield, 1, H McQueen
Aug 16, Hadley, 4, VOA
Sep 09, Southwick, 70+, S Kellogg
Sep 09, Northfield, 190, H McQueen
Sep 09, Northampton, 50, T Gagnon
Sep
13, Hadley, 2, VOA
Sep
18, Hatfield, 3, L Therrien
Least Sandpiper
May 04, Northampton, 1, C Gentes
May 05, Longmeadow, 5, ABC
May 06, Longmeadow, 5+, A & L Richardson & E Rutman
May 07, Longmeadow, 6, S Kellogg
May 08, Hadley, 1, C Gentes
May 08, Deerfield, 2, C Gentes#
May 09, Longmeadow, 18, S Kellogg
May 11, Longmeadow, 13, L Therrien
May 12, Longmeadow, 6, ABC
May 15, Longmeadow, 3, C Suprenant#
May 17, Deerfield, 6, L Therrien
May 22, Longmeadow, 10, NBWC
May 23, Deerfield, 2, B Packard#
Jul 26, Longmeadow, 33, VOA
Jul 28, Turners Falls Canal, 4, B Packard
Jul 29, Turners Falls Canal, 6, L Therrien
Aug 05, Deerfield, 1, B Packard
Aug 09, Longmeadow, 14, VOA
Aug 15, Hatfield, 1, H McQueen
Aug 15, Deerfield, 10juv 2ad, H McQueen
Aug 16, Northampton, 6juv, VOA
Aug 16, Hadley, 49, VOA
Aug 21, Hatfield, 7, NBWC
Aug 21, Northampton, 2, NBWC
Aug 23, Deerfield, 7, H McQueen
Aug 24, Northampton, 7, C Gentes
Aug 25, Northampton, 11, C Gentes
Aug 27, Northampton, 20+, A Spencer#
Aug 28, Sunderland, 3, C Gentes
Aug 27, Northfield, 2, C Gentes
Aug 29, Hatfield, 1, M Lynch
Sep 01, Northfield, 2, C Gentes
Sep 05, Hatfield, 15juv, C Gentes
Sep 05, Deerfield, 4, C Gentes
Sep 09, Southwick, 2, S Kellogg
Sep 09, Hatfield, 3, H McQueen
Sep 09, Northfield, 7, H McQueen
Sep 09, Northampton, 9, T Gagnon
Sep 10, Hatfield, 8, M Taylor
Sep 10, Hatfield, 2, L Therrien
Sep 11, Northfield, 14, H McQueen
Sep
13, Hadley, 3, VOA
Sep 18, Hatfield, 8, L Therrien
Sep
18, Northfield, 8, C Gentes
Sep
19, Hatfield, 5, L Therrien
Sep 19, S Hatfield, 8, C Gentes
Oct
04, Southwick, 1, VOA
White-rumped Sandpiper
Sep 09, Southwick, 4, S Kellogg
Sep 09, Northfield, 40, C Gentes
Sep 10, Hatfield, 2, M Taylor
Baird's Sandpiper
Aug 25, Northampton, 1juv, C Gentes
Aug 25, Northampton, 5juv, S Surner
Aug 26, Northampton, 1, T Gagnon
Aug 27, Northampton, 4, A Spencer#
Aug 28, Northampton, 3, M Lynch
Aug 29, Hatfield, 2, M Taylor
Sep 01, Northfield, 2, C Gentes
Sep 11, Northfield, 1juv, H McQueen
Pectoral Sandpiper
May 06, Hadley, 1, H McQueen
Aug 22, Hatfield, 3, H McQueen
Aug 22, Hadley, 3, L Therrien
Aug 23, Deerfield, 1, H McQueen
Aug
24, Northampton, 4, C Gentes
Aug 27, Northfield, 2, C Gentes
Sep 09, Southwick, 2, S Kellogg
Sep 09, Northfield, 18, H McQueen
Sep
10, Southwick, 3, S Kellogg
Sep 09, Northampton, 8, T Gagnon
Sep
09, Bartons Cove, ?, A Richards
Sep 13, Hadley, 8, VOA
Sep
18, Hatfield, 6, L Therrien
Sep
18, Northfield, 2, C Gentes
Sep 18, Deerfield, 3, C Gentes
Oct
24, Northfield, 1, B Stymeist
Sanderling
Jul 28, Turners Falls Canal, 6, B Packard
Jul 29, Turners Falls Canal, 2, L Therrien
Sep
09-10, Southwick, 1, S Kellogg
Sep 09, Hatfield, 5, D Mako
Sep 09, Bartons Cove, ?, A Richards
Dunlin
May 17, West Springfield, 1, VOA
Oct
04, Southwick, 9, VOA
Oct 23, North Hadley, 20, C Gentes **Probable**
Wilson's Phalarope
May 26, Easthampton, 1, B Bieda
Short-billed Dowitcher
May 06, Longmeadow, 1, A & L Richardson & E Rutman
May 22, Longmeadow, 40+, NBWC
May 23, Hadley, 1, P Yeskie
May 23, Deerfield, 16, B Packard#
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Aug 26-28, Northampton, 1, T Gagnon#
Sep 09, Hatfield, 1, C Gentes
Sep 09, Hatfield, 6, D Mako
Sep 09, Northampton, 6, T Gagnon
Sep 10, Hatfield, 1, M Taylor
Sep 11, Northampton, 4, D Mako
Sep 11, Northfield, 1, H McQueen
Sep 14, Northampton, 6, T Collins
Sep
18, Northfield, 1, C Gentes
Red-necked Phalarope
Aug 22, Hatfield, 1juv, H McQueen
Sep 09, Bartons Cove, 5, A Richards
Wilson's Snipe
Mar 15, Hadley, 1, H McQueen
Mar 30, Amherst, 2, H McQueen
Mar 30, Hadley, 6, C Gentes
Apr 05, Hadley, 8, C Gentes
Apr 07, Hadley, 6, S Emerson
Apr 17, Northampton, 2, NBWC
Apr 18, Southwick, 1, S Kellogg
Apr 20, Hadley, 2, H McQueen
Apr 26, Hadley, 1, C Gentes
Apr 24, Southwick, 2, S Kellogg
May 06, Longmeadow, 1, A & L Richardson & E Rutman
May 07, Longmeadow, 1, S Kellogg
Aug 16, Hadley, 1, VOA
Oct
01, Northampton, 1, L Therrien
Oct
07, Granville, 1, Sol Satin
Dec
26, Cobble Mountain Bird Count, 1, Various
American Woodcock
Feb 13, West Springfield, 1, J Gottsche
Feb 13, Northampton, 1, J Gottsche
Mar 11, Southwick, 1, S Kellogg
Mar 12, Northampton, 1 calling daytime?, L Therrien
Mar 17, Amherst, 1, H McQueen
Mar 26, Northampton, 1 found dead, T Litwin
Mar 27, Shutesbury, 1 calling, K Weir
Mar 28, Shutesbury, 3 calling, K Weir
Mar 30, Longmeadow, 5, J Wojtanowksi
Apr 06, East Longmeadow, 10+, J Wojtanowski
Apr 18, Shutesbury, 3, K Weir
May 13, Hadley, 6 flushed together, H McQueen
Oct
07, Northfield, 1, M Taylor
Nov 01, Longmeadow, 1, R Titus
Bonaparte's Gull
Apr 11, Turners Falls, 3, Scott Surner
Apr 22, Barton's Cove, 7, L Therrien
Apr 22, Northampton, 3, VOA
Jun 26, Hadley, 1, C Gentes
Aug 02, Holyoke, 1, VOA
Ring-Billed Gull
Common
Herring Gull
Common
Thayer's Gull
Feb 17-24, Northampton, 1 first winter, A Magee/L Therrien et
al
Iceland Gull
Feb 02, Westfield, 1, J Zepko
Feb 07, Northampton, 2, T Gagnon
Feb 09, South Amherst, 1, M Faherty
Feb 10, Northampton, 1, L Therrien
Feb 14, Northampton, 2, NBWC
Feb 15-16, Hadley, 1ad, P Yeskie
Feb 16, Northampton, 6, B Bieda
Feb 20, Northampton, 10, M Faherty
Feb 26, Northampton, 1, C Gentes
Mar 07, Hadley, 1, H McQueen
Mar 11, Northampton, 6, A Spencer
Mar 27, Hatfield, 1, C Gentes
Apr 12, Quabbin Park, 1, VOA
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Feb 14, Northampton, 1ad, T Gagnon
Feb 16, Northampton, 1im, B Bieda
Feb 20, Northampton, 1 3rd winter, M Faherty
Glaucous Gull
Feb 14, Northampton, 1, T Gagnon
Feb 16, Hadley, 1, B Bieda
Feb 17, Hadley, 4, P Yeskie
Feb 19, Northampton, 1 1st winter, H Galbraith
Feb 19, Northampton, 1ad, M Taylor
Feb 29, Agawam, 1, N Eaton
Mar 03, Northampton 1, L Therrien
Mar 11, Northampton, 1, A Spencer
Great Black-backed Gull
Common
Common Tern
May 15, Bartons Cove, 1, M Fairbrother
Aug 16, Bartons Cove, 2, M Taylor
Caspian Tern
Aug 16, Quabbin Park, 1, M Lynch
Sep 10, Northampton, 1, B Bieda
Black Tern
May 25, Barton's Cove, 1, Unknown
Aug 19, Northampton, 1juv, B Lafley